The Sutton Trust – Help your students apply to university in the USA

Applications for the Sutton Trust US Programme are open!

The Sutton Trust US Programme supports students from state schools across the UK to explore and access leading US universities. In the past nine years, in partnership with the experts at the Fulbright Commission, we have helped more than 400 British students get places and funding at top US universities.

This free programme includes two virtual residentials before a week in the US staying on a leading US university campus and visiting a variety of other American universities. We will continue to support students throughout Year 13 for both US and UK university applications via our brand-new platform, Sutton Trust Online!

Please note that the health and safety of our young people and our staff takes top priority. This may mean we need to adjust our plans, and deliver US weeks in a virtual format this year. We will provide further details to accepted students.

This programme is completely free for students. All costs are covered by the programme – including travel, food, accommodation, admissions test preparation and more.

For interested applicants, parents, and teachers we are holding an informational webinar on Wednesday, 19 November at 4:00pm.

Who are we looking for?

To be eligible to apply, your students must:

Currently be in Year 12 in England and Wales, S5 in Scotland or Year 13 in Northern Ireland
Attend, and have always attended, a state-funded school or college
Not hold US citizenship
Be from a low or middle income family (generally, this will mean a household earning £45,000 or less)

Applicants should be high-achieving and are more likely to gain a place if they meet additional social mobility criteria. Please visit our website for how to apply, and full eligibility criteria.

How to support your students’ application

Share this opportunity with your students who meet the above criteria. We strongly advise students begin their application early as the application form requires some thinking! They must also nominate someone at their school to fill out a reference alongside their application.

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